| Show I STATE HONORED BY I CONVENTION OF a k WAR MOTHERS Mrs Mrs Selden I. I Clawson of tS e d This City is Is Elected 1 tr i r National Treasurer h J. J 4 ti TX Utah tah has been honored by the election selection of Mrs Selden I. I Clawson of or this city as treasurer of the War Var r. r d Mothers o of America at the national convention of War Var Mothers which has v- v lust just been brought to a close at Evans- Evans 4 vUle vine Ind Mrs Robert Carlton Morris of or Toledo 0 O. has been selected press presIdent pres- pres s Ident dent of or the national association Both were vere elected by unanimous vote Mrs Alice Alico Gresham Dodd mother s of James B. B Gresham the first Ameri Amerlean Amer- Amer i lean an soldier to die In In ti France was made honorary national president of or the organization b by unanimous vote S' S VICE PRESIDENTS Vi vice e presidents have been appointed from rom each of the states represented t to act with i I at the national convention the national officers and Mrs John JohnK K Q Cannon president of the local War Var Mothers organization has been named to act In in this capacity for Utah Ut Some of or the States for which vice presidents were were appointed appointed were Texas Nebraska Montana New Mexico and Utah However this Is b not tho the complete complete com com- list of states represented at the n national meet r tt War Var Mothers of or America was the v name officially chosen by the national contest convention after atter a spirited I r I 1 Some iSome of the names suggested for the tho x organization Included Mothers of I IV V World World V Liberty presented by the j ti r delegation Mothers l of ot J f Democracy by the Pennsylvania r r delegation r Next of Kin by the Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Ne- Ne I braska mothers Daughters of the Nation by the Boston representatives I tives and Mothers Home Guard by the women of Montana w Evansville Ind was chosen as the I national national- headquarters of or the War Var Mothers Bothers of America All of officers are arel II to be chosen for a term of or one year CONSTITUTION I The constitution provides provide's a t corps of national officers to to consist of f a president vice e president treasurer treasurer treas treas- historian and secretary The plan of or organization of ot the Utah War Mothers is is Identical with that selected Icy toV the national organization ii The national convention voted to Include the wives of American soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers and sailors In the organization An effort eort was made to Include the sisters s and daughters of ot men in the I service but this this was voted down CONVENTION WORK 5 Tho War Mothers of or America voted to oppose the tho te teaching ching of German to children In the public elementary elementary- and nd high schools They also voted to start the custom of or all women saluting saluting saluting sa- sa Old Glory by holding the right hand Kand horizontally over the heart One Onet t of f the resolutions asked that War I 1 Mothers offer oer d daily ily prayer for tor victory f mother pledged them to buy buy buyno no noI I articles made In Germany P o J Invitations for the 1910 1919 convention convention K c. c v lof or of War Var Mothers of or America were i received by the presiding chairman p Salt Lake City Baltimore Okla- Okla I t homa City Omaha and Detroit ti- ti i 3 Mrs 1 Selden Clawson is historian V dot j. the local organization of War Var tx Mothers 1 and she accompanied by Mrs William C. C Jennings secretary V represented Utah War Var Mothers at the convention convention I I I I I |
